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Cordless - Thomas Raphael Verny
Acknowledgements
Introduction
This collection of poems is a kaleidoscope, not a homogeneous entity. If there is one theme, it is life lived under the long dark shadow of the horrors of the twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Consequently, do not look for lyrical poems rhapsodizing the beauty of deserted beaches or the wilted leaves speckled by the waning light of the autumn sun on your foot path. Like I say in Cherry Blossom Poets
I wonder on what planet
those poets live
who write about cherry blossoms
in fulgent bloom
and the thousand colors
of the winter moon
while the earth is burning.
Do not look for flowery language. I have learned that people who use the most beautiful expressions, whose verbal acrobatics would bring a Cirque de Soleil audience to their feet, often employ words to camouflage their true feelings or intentions. I think much poetry is written today for other poets. Trying to read these poems is like climbing Mount Everest not with an oxygen tank, but a hefty dictionary on your back. I believe poetry should be accessible to any literate person. While life is slipping through our fingers, reading poetry can stop that flow for a moment while we contemplate the juxtaposition of imagery and ideas. To my mind, poems should make us think, laugh or cry. Reading a poem should not require heavy lifting.
I am, for better or worse, preoccupied with relationships, loss, exploring the emotional spectrum from love to hate, rage against God (if there is a God), bigotry and the sadness and joy that come with growing older.
In Before the Storm I write
The turbulence approaches—
I sense it is my final storm.
Inside my shaky house
I grow older and colder.
I have no desire
to light
afire.
Thankfully, I do manage to see the bright side of life too and poke some fun, especially, at what I see as pretentiousness and outrageous attempts at political correctness. An example of the latter is this excerpt from Geist in Zeitgeist. (You should know that Geist is a magazine that states right up front, This magazine is printed with vegetable-based inks on eco friendly paper
)
We publish only writers
who are committed to gender equality,
who oppose violence in all its forms,
who home-birth and home-school their children,
who abandoned their gas-guzzling automobiles
in favor of bicycles and horse drawn buggies.
This book would not have seen the light of day had it not been for the help and support of some key people in my life. I owe a ton of gratitude to my friend and poet, Mick Burrs. This kind and cheerful man lives and breathes poetry. Mick spent many hours pouring over every word, comma and hyphen of my poems, asking questions and making suggestions. He believed in me even when, under a barrage of rejections, I began to doubt my writing skills and seriously considered abandoning poetry all together. His contribution to my growth as a poet has been absolutely crucial. Very special thanks to Lorraine Tadman, a computer genius, who helped me wrestle Microsoft Word to the ground and resolve innumerable formatting problems that this program habitually inflicted on me. Also, her proofreading of my manuscript has been invaluable. I want to acknowledge Ash Moorhouse, a poet, writer and theater director who organized a poetry group in Stratford that I attended for some years. His insightful comments and encouragement played